In brief
Nursing care for families in Glasgow
Nursing care is the right level of support when health needs are beyond a residential home or a care package at home: complex medication, wounds, catheters, PEG feeding, advanced frailty, Parkinson's, stroke recovery or conditions that need clinical oversight rather than prompting.
All of our Glasgow area homes provide nursing care with registered nurses on site around the clock, and all are also registered for dementia and residential care.
For families, the practical benefit is continuity: the same team, the same room and the same friendships even when someone's health changes significantly.
Where this care is provided
4 homes offering nursing care near Glasgow
Looking more widely? See all Meallmore homes in Glasgow.
The detail
What nursing care covers in our Glasgow homes
Nurses lead every shift, with care plans covering skin and pressure care, continence, nutrition, pain, mobility, falls and mental wellbeing, reviewed as things change.
We work alongside GP practices, district nurses, tissue viability, dietetics, speech and language therapy and the local palliative care teams so that specialist input comes to the resident.
Clinical care is only half of it. Meals are cooked in the home, families visit without appointments, and there is something happening most afternoons - residents consistently say that is what makes a place liveable.
Next steps
Arranging nursing care in Glasgow
Many placements begin at hospital discharge. With consent, the discharge team shares the assessment with us and we confirm whether we can safely meet those needs.
For planned moves, contact the relevant social work team - Glasgow City, East Dunbartonshire or East Renfrewshire - for a needs assessment, and a financial assessment if council funding may apply. Free nursing care contributions apply in Scotland.
Call us early even if you are only exploring. Knowing what is actually available in your area saves a great deal of time.
Areas we cover
Families travel to us from Glasgow and nearby
- Glasgow West End
- Hyndland
- Partick
- Jordanhill
- Anniesland
- Maryhill
- Kelvindale
- Bearsden
- Milngavie
- Newton Mearns
- Clarkston
- Giffnock
- Netherlee
- Thornliebank
Council areas: Glasgow City Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council.
Common questions
Nursing care in Glasgow: your questions
Yes, the homes listed on this page are registered for nursing care with registered nurses on duty 24 hours a day.
Yes, where there is a suitable vacancy and the assessment shows we can meet the needs safely. Discharge often moves fast, so call us alongside the hospital team.
Fees depend on the home, the room and the level of care. Free personal and nursing care payments reduce the amount payable, and council funding may apply after a financial assessment. See our care home costs guide.
Often yes - respite and post-hospital convalescent stays are available subject to availability and assessment. See respite care.
Look at Care Inspectorate grades, visit at an ordinary time of day, and ask about staff turnover and night staffing. Our guides on choosing a care home and Care Inspectorate grades explain what to look for.
Before you decide
Guides worth reading first
Important - please read
The information on this page is general guidance about care in Glasgow. It is not legal, financial or medical advice, and Meallmore cannot accept liability for decisions made on the basis of it.
- Always check your own position with a trained professional: your GP or healthcare team for anything health related, an independent regulated adviser for money, a solicitor for legal matters, and your local council for needs and financial assessments.
- In an emergency, or if someone's health is getting worse quickly, call 999. For urgent advice that is not an emergency, phone NHS 24 on 111. Please do not use this page in place of medical help.
- Care rates, thresholds and council policies change, and availability moves week to week, so confirm current figures and vacancies with us before relying on them.
None of this is a reason to put off asking for help. If you would like to talk it through with a team who do this every day, we are very happy to hear from you, and there is no obligation either way.